Flight! vs Tower Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight!
Guide a paper airplane across diverse landscapes, collecting stars and cranes to fulfill a holiday wish. Unlock upgrades and achievements in this engaging arcade experience with charming visuals and a relaxing soundtrack.
- Paper airplane flight mechanics
- Collect shooting stars and origami cranes
- Unlockable plane upgrades
- Over 20 achievements
- Charming game design
- Soothing soundtrack
- Travel through different countries
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Take Flight and make a little girl's holiday wish come true in this addictive arcade game. Throw your paper airplane from one country to the next as you soar through beautiful, charming environments. Steer your plane to catch shooting stars and origami cranes, or even shoot beyond the atmosphere! With tons of upgrades to unlock and achievements to earn, it's easy to see why Flight has over 10 million plays, and is rated a favorite by thousands of players. We're sure it'll become a beloved addition to your iOS library to bring you back again and again, too. -Simple yet addictive gameplay -Upgrades to enhance your paper plane -Over 20 achievements to unlock -Charming game design and soothing soundtrack -Different countries to soar through, each with their own design -Complementary world travel included
Tower Ball
Build and upgrade a tower defense to destroy falling balls. Earn cash and prestige to become stronger with each incremental level. Features 7 unique turrets and idle gameplay, allowing you to progress even when offline.
- Upgrade towers and guns
- Idle gameplay with automatic shooting
- 7 unique turrets with special abilities
- Prestige system for enhanced progression
- Incremental levels with increasing rewards
- Ladder tournaments for competition
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Upgrade your tower defense and defend your castle against the falling balls! Build towers and turrets, use strategy to place each defense, earn cash, and destroy the falling balls with Tower Ball! Use your tower and turrets to shoot falling balls, and earn cash and prestige points for each ball destroyed. Upgrade your defenses and turrets to level up and get money even faster! Build your base defense from the ground up – in this idle tower defense game, you start from the bottom but get stronger exponentially as you level up! TD BATTLE WITH 7 UNIQUE TOWERS & TURRETS Gun Turrets - Shoot high-damage bullets one at a time Bomb Towers - Bombs smash into targets dealing area of effect splash damage Shrink Rays - Fires lasers dealing continuous DPS damage Electric Towers - Launches electrical orbs that bounce to multiple targets Acid Shooters - Flings acid that deals poison damage and shrinks balls in a large area Magnets - Pulls all balls towards it, great for combos! Sawblades - Shred balls dealing melee damage on contact Play TD games with more exciting upgrades! Hit the prestige button to start the game over with more money and better tower defense! Upgrade your tower build and get stronger each time you prestige. Make each new TD game better than the last. Idle game players are welcome! Tower battle takes place even when you’re not on – so you can earn prestige points even when you’re away. Play tower defense games with NO FORCED ADS for distraction-free tower TD action! The tower is yours to protect – battle strategy and tactics are key to victory. Defend the castle and destroy balls today! TOWER BALL - FEATURES Tower Defense & Idle Gameplay • Upgrade towers and guns: Start weak but get stronger as you play, power-up incrementally! • Idle gameplay where battle towers shoot balls automatically – earn prestige points while you’re away! • 10 incremental levels – the higher the difficulty level, the more cash & gems you win • Upgrade your base defense by spending cash & earn gems to unlock special tower upgrades • Prestige: Start from scratch with more money and special tower power-ups, making each run better than the last! • Ladder Tourneys: Compete and conquer other players on a game-wide leaderboard Turrets & Towers: • 7 unique turrets to build, each with their own defense abilities • Strategy with turrets can create the perfect battle setup to maximize your earnings • Destroy falling balls and experiment with the different types of turrets to see what’s efficient! • Each tower build can yield different results – test to see what TD layout works best • Use strategy to build up your tiny tower layout for massive battle action! Ad Free Games • Battle falling balls, destroy the threats and have fun – without forced ads! • Play defense game levels with no interruptions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tower Ball at Free against Flight!'s $0.99. Flight!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 48%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Tower Ball is free to download; Flight! costs $0.99 up front. Flight! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tower Ball sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flight! against 4.6 for Tower Ball. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 207 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Flight!'s written reviews are positive against 48% of Tower Ball's.
Flight! ships an update fortnightly, Tower Ball every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight! | Tower Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (97 ratings) | 4.6 (207 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better | 47.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 97 | 207 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #113 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armor Games Studios Inc | WaffleStack Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Flight!
Tower Ball
User reviews
Flight!
From 97 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic and fun
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Great concept and visuals
- 👍 Childhood favorite
- 👍 Relaxing and zen-like
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔋 Constant fuel drain even without tilting
- 🔋 Jet streams make long flights difficult
- 🔧 Controls could be improved
- 🐛 Leaderboard and achievement issues
Tower Ball
From 207 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique progression system
- 👍 No forced ads
- 👍 Active and responsive developer
- 👍 Relaxed idle game experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Game freezes on open
- 🐛 Progress loss after crashes
- 🐛 Inconsistent offline earnings
- 🐛 UI scaling issues on iPad
Bugs and requests
Flight!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on loading or startup
- Customization options cause crashes
- Achievements not registering properly
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and upgrades
- Touch controls option
- Ability to replay levels
- Reduce jet stream frequency
- Cheaper upgrades
Tower Ball
Reported bugs
12 issues- Game crashes after buying 3rd gun
- Game crashes before title screen
- Game freezes and crashes after watching an ad
- Points not being added correctly
- Game crashes every few minutes
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- Game crashes immediately after opening
- Game crashes after unlocking second set of levels
- UI and levels cut off on iPad
- Bottom upgrade option hidden and not scrollable
- Game crashes after being up for 2-3 minutes
- Restore purchases needed every time app is opened
- Game crashes without VPN
Requested features
8 requests- Increase gold collection rate in endless mode
- Add scroll bars for upgrades
- Implement 'hold and confirm' for buying upgrades
- Add offline income
- Add mega prestige option
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- New content for endgame players
- Fix iPad resolution/scaling issues
- Improve offline idle time detection
In-app purchases
Flight!
- 5,000 Dollars$0.99
- 15,000 Dollars$1.99
- 30,000 Dollars$2.99
Tower Ball
- Purchase 5000 Gems$0.99
- Purchase 17500 Gems$2.99
- Purchase 15000 Gems$2.99
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- Remove Ads$4.99
- Purchase 30000 Gems$4.99
- Gem Vault$4.99
- Pro Pack$7.99
- Purchase 70000 Gems$9.99
- Pro Pack$9.99
- Purchase 160000 Gems$19.99
Questions
Is Flight! free?
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Which has better reviews, Flight! or Tower Ball?
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